Scottish Under-25 Championship

Scottish Under-25 Championship
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1980
Formatstroke play
Final year1998

The Scottish Under-25 Championship was a golf tournament for golfers under the age of 25, that was played from 1980 to 1998. In 1980 it was played over 36 holes but later it was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule.

Winners

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Winner's
share (£)		 Ref
Douglas Gillespie Plant Scottish Under-25 Professional Championship
1980 Scotland Brian Marchbank 138 3 strokes Scotland Ross Drummond West Kilbride 500 [1]
1981 Scotland David Matthew Drumpellier 500 [2][3]
1982 Scotland David Matthew 286 5 strokes Scotland Fraser Mann Strathaven [3]
1983 Scotland Fraser Mann 271 9 strokes Scotland Kevin Stables Cathcart Castle 500 [4]
Scottish Under-25 Professional Championship
1984 Scotland Kevin Stables 287 1 stroke Scotland Frank Coutts Livingston 500 [5]
Livingston Scottish Under-25 Championship
1985 Scotland Jim White 288 Playoff Scotland Glenn Taylor Livingston 750 [6]
1986 Scotland Gordon Law 286 5 strokes Scotland Jim White
Scotland Robert Craig		 Livingston 800 [7]
1987 Scotland Adam Hunter 289 3 strokes Scotland Colin Brooks
Scotland Colin Gillies		 Deer Park 800 [8]
1988 Scotland Gordon Law 286 2 strokes Scotland Colin Brooks
Scotland Lee Vannet		 Deer Park 800 [9]
1989 Scotland Colin Brooks 275 1 stroke Scotland Gary Collinson Deer Park 1,000 [10]
1990 Scotland Paul Lawrie 281 7 strokes Scotland Colin Gillies Deer Park 2,000 [11]
Gore-Tex Scottish Under-25s Open Championship
1991 Scotland Craig Cassells 277 5 strokes England Craig Corrigan
Scotland William Guy		 Deer Park 3,300 [12]
1992 and 1993: Not held
Scottish Under-25s Open Championship
1994 Scotland Alan Tait 274 2 strokes Scotland Dean Robertson Murrayshall 1,250 [13]
1995 Scotland Nigel Scott-Smith 286 6 strokes Scotland Stewart Russell Westerwood [14]
1996 Scotland Alan Reid 280 1 stroke Scotland Alastair Forsyth Westerwood 1,250 [15]
1997 Scotland Alan Reid 279 8 strokes Westerwood 1,250 [16]
1998 Scotland Alastair Forsyth 279 4 strokes Scotland David Orr Westerwood 1,250 [17]

The 1980 championship was played over 36 holes.

References

  1. ^ Begg, David (24 September 1980). "Brian's biggest prize". The Glasgow Herald. p. 21.
  2. ^ "Matthew makes his mark with four birdies". The Glasgow Herald. 17 September 1981. p. 21.
  3. ^ a b "Mann fails to catch Matthew". The Glasgow Herald. 9 September 1982. p. 17.
  4. ^ Begg, David (23 September 1983). "Mann stays the distance". The Glasgow Herald. p. 21.
  5. ^ "Kevin Stables". The Glasgow Herald. 21 September 1984. p. 25.
  6. ^ "White's play-off birdie pips Taylor". The Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1985. p. 31.
  7. ^ "Law's runaway win". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 12 July 1986. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Hunter adds to his bag with 67". The Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1987. p. 33.
  9. ^ "Law' breaks Vannet challenge". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 12 August 1988. p. 25 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "£20,000-plus is the target for Brooks". The Glasgow Herald. 11 August 1989. p. 39.
  11. ^ "Paul Lawrie". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 10 September 1990. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Craig Cassells surges to Deer Park success". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 27 July 1991. p. 24 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ Donald, Peter (23 July 1994). "Tait's comeback to pip Robertson". Aberdeen Press and Journal. p. 32 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Nigel Scott-Smith". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 1995. p. 32 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Barassie's Alan Reid". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 26 July 1996. p. 35 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "Alan Reid". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 25 July 1997. p. 37 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Rambling Rose". Daily Record (Scotland). 24 July 1998. p. 64 – via Newsbank.